Word: used
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Whenever, in Queen Victoria's day. a recalcitrant Maharaja showed himself as "blind," "unrepentant" and "desperate", as Chiang Kai-shek is now (to use Mr. Hirota's adjectives), British subjects had to discharge their duty by recognizing some other Indian as his rightful successor, and Mr. Hirota indicated that this is exactly what Japan is in course of doing in China: "Our Government now look forward to the establishment and growth of the new Chinese regime capable of genuine co-operation with Japan which it is our intention to assist in the building...
...Last week Mr. de Valera, according to reports which leaked out from the meeting, turned up with an almost inspired proposal. As salve to his own people, he suggested that British naval bases on Irish soil be turned over to Eire, that England be allowed to use them and other bases to be built. As salve to England, he offered to pay as Eire's share of the upkeep of these defense works $25,000,000 a year-the amount of the disputed land annuities. Thus, at one stroke two causes of dissension were removed and the two Prime...
Henceforth, all German girls between 18 and 21 must be members of a league whose name is "Work, Beauty & Faith," whose object is the beautification of women by such proper Aryan measures as physical culture and rhythmic dancing -not however by the use of lipsticks and other cosmetics which are vicious foreign importations...
Much more appropriate, it seemed, would be the use of the time-honored "goody", explained by the famous lexicographer as "a woman who takes care of students' rooms, Harvard University...
Protesting that womanhood had been slandered, ardent feminisia at the Harvard Employees' Union last night launched violent opposition to the CRIMSON'S use of the latter as a synonym for maids...